NEW BOOK: COINS OF CHAOS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 37, September 7, 2014, Article 10

NEW BOOK: COINS OF CHAOS

We often highlight fiction books in which numismatics is a theme. An article by Carol Bastable titled Halloween Means Skulls for Some in the Fall 2014 issue of BoTales, the official publication of the Original Hobo Nickel Society (OHNS), mentions a recent such book. Editor Ralph Winter forwarded the article at my request. With permission, here’s the relevant excerpt. -Editor

A short story book with skull hobo nickels was also published in 2013. An article about a skull hobo nickel found in change may have even been the creative stimulus for the book. The “Coins of Chaos” book has doom and gloom stories about skull hobo nickels that find their way into the hands of the unsuspecting. Each nickel was cursed by an evil magician who maintains everlasting youth through the demise of others unlucky enough to cross paths with his nickel creations.

The book is a collaboration by different authors with each one telling their own short story. It appears that these hobo nickels continue to make headway into popular culture. This Halloween maybe hobo nickel collectors should think about preparing an exhibit on skull carvings for a local library or even contacting a local newspaper to run a human interest story on them.

For more information about the Original Hobo Nickel Society, see:
www.hobonickels.org

Wayne Homren, Editor

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

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